New York City Public Schools Beef Up Security; School Technology Management, Inc. Installs Access Control Systems in Schools Throughout the City.Business Editors/Education & Government Writers CLARKSVILLE, Md.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 19, 2001 Parents of students in 39 New York City New York City: see New York, city. New York City City (pop., 2000: 8,008,278), southeastern New York, at the mouth of the Hudson River. The largest city in the U.S. public schools can breathe a little easier now, thanks to the recent installation of School Technology Management, Inc.'s computerized Comprehensive Attendance, Administration, and Security System (CAASS CAASS Comprehensive Attendance, Administration, and Security System (STM Group) CAASS Computer-Aided Aircrew Scheduling System CAASS Centralized Army Aviation Support System ). CAASS uses photo identification cards with barcodes to screen students as they enter the school building and to record attendance. If a person attempts to enter a school without a valid photo ID, the system sounds an alarm to draw staff members' attention. "We originally developed CAASS as a way to automate attendance tasks that were being performed by school faculty," said John Amatruda, President of School Technology Management, Inc. "As we implemented CAASS into several large school districts around the country and refined the system, we found that it was an excellent way to make schools safer without requiring teachers to perform additional administrative tasks." In addition to its functionality as an automated attendance and security system, CAASS can phone parents about attendance issues, track textbooks issued to students, and print report cards. Parents with Internet access See how to access the Internet. can even log into a secure website to verify that their child arrived at school that day. The system runs on the Microsoft Windows operating system and can be run on virtually any PC, making it affordable even for poorly funded schools. ABOUT THE COMPANY Founded in 1996, School Technology Management, Inc. provides administrative software and technology integration and management services to kindergarten through 12th grade schools. Along with New York City public schools, CAASS is currently operating in Baltimore City Public Schools These are all of the public elementary, middle, high, and charter schools in Baltimore, Maryland that are under control of the Baltimore City Public School System in each of its 7 areas. , the School District of Philadelphia The School District of Philadelphia is a school district based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, that includes all public schools in the city of Philadelphia. Established in 1818, it is the eighth largest school district in the nation. , Chicago Public Schools Chicago Public Schools, commonly abbreviated as CPS by local residents and politicians, is a school district that controls over 600 public elementary and high schools in Chicago, Illinois. , Montgomery County Public Schools Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) is a school district that serves Montgomery County, Maryland, USA. It is currently the largest county in Maryland serving over 137,000 students. , and Washington, D.C. Public Schools. For more information about CAASS and its installation in New York City public schools, contact John Amatruda at (888) 792-0128 (toll-free) or by e-mail at jamatruda@schooltech.com, or visit School Technology Management, Inc.'s Web site at http://www.schooltech.com. http://www.schooltech.com |
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